Watch: Shadowlands 1993 123movies, Full Movie Online – C.S. Lewis (Sir Anthony Hopkins) is the author of the “Chronicles of Narnia” books. Known as Jack, he teaches at Oxford during the 1950s. An American fan, Joy Gresham (Debra Winger), arrives to meet him for tea in Oxford. It is the beginning of a love affair. Tragically, Joy becomes terminally ill and their lives become complicated..
Plot: C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham.
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An Extremely Touching Film
C. S. Lewis is making a bit of a comeback with the “Chronicles Of Narnia” movie of late, but here’s a film portrait of him made in 1993 starring the great British actor Anthony Hopkins.To Christians, Lewis has always been a familiar name: one of the greatest and most well-known Christian apologists theologians (“Merre Christianity,” “The Screwtape Letters,”etc.) and fiction (the Narnia series) writers of all time. But this film – no surprise – doesn’t really deal with that: it’s mainly a love story, the love he had toward his American wife, played by Debra Winger.
Being a Brit, the film takes place in England and features some wonderful landscapes of that great country. Hopkins exudes warmth in the role of Lewis and Winger is okay, New York City accent and all, as the American. I would have chosen someone else for the role, but Winger gets by.
Not to be forgotten is the fine job Edward Hardwicke did as “Warnie,” Lewis’ brother. Joseph Mazzello, one of the top child actors of the early ’90s, is the Lewis’ young boy. When father and son cry together at the end, it is one of the most touching scenes I’ve ever viewed on film.
It’s a touching story, period, and if it doesn’t get your eyes moistened at least once, check your pulse. The dialog in here is excellent, too. I particularly enjoyed the by-play of dry wit between the professors and Winger’s various comments to her husband.
Nice films like this are unusual and should be treasured, as Lewis and his works are by so many people, Christian or non-Christian.
Original Language en
Runtime 2 hr 11 min (131 min), 1 hr 55 min (115 min) (Ontario) (Canada)
Budget 22000000
Revenue 25842000
Status Released
Rated PG
Genre Biography, Drama, Romance
Director Richard Attenborough
Writer William Nicholson
Actors Anthony Hopkins, Debra Winger, Julian Fellowes
Country United Kingdom
Awards Nominated for 2 Oscars. 7 wins & 14 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A
Sound Mix Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio 2.39 : 1
Camera Panavision Cameras and Lenses
Laboratory Technicolor, London, UK (colour)
Film Length 3,591 m (Sweden)
Negative Format 35 mm (Eastman)
Cinematographic Process Panavision (anamorphic)
Printed Film Format 35 mm (Eastman)